@@matthewhagan9711 That's similar to the way I did the Hi-beam indicator on my old pickup. If oncoming cars flash their headlights at me, I know my high beams are on.
I had that same fear. It was when I was imagining him, smiling, zooming along the 101 or 280, when something, somewhere, deep inside this beautiful machine goes: PING! And then? I worry.
Oh, now I'm glad I didn't actually win the Crack Lighter from that last video. I'm more of a meth man myself, and it turns out that that lighter wouldn't have worked for me.
I agree. I also love the complete lack of perfection. Like the complete lack of structural rigidity in the half moon mounting point on the side of the hub. Keep the hacks coming Matt :D
Ya motortrend should be calling him… aren’t we all sick of show after show of old farts doing burnouts in old clapped out mopar’s and tri-chevy’s? I am
One more time, you sir are a hoot! You bring voice to my parallel foibles. I had a hub project recently that had a number of twists, resulting in tools hitting the ground at velocities 4or 5x what gravity was exerting. I was the critical bastard asking about the toothpaste looking welds before you tried to hide them. I welded my loose lug studs in place with the same toothpaste dispenser. You made my day. Do continue!
Hmmm. Whenever I've wanted to lower a vehicle in the past I figured I had 2 choices, cut the springs and pretend the effed up camber curve, the 'orrible ride and bump-steer weren't that bad, or spend too much for some pretty dicey Chinesium cast iron drop spindles from a company more concerned w "Stance", or "Laying Frame". Not sure why it never occured to me to just fab something myself. An upright is definitly within the scope of my skills and tooling. THANKS MATT! You don't suck.
@@holmes1956O "This guy" Matt is an engineering graduate with a successful Formula SAE record and a subsequent career in the industry. He probably knows what he's doing.
@@holmes1956O Fair enough. Until the 90's most race cars would have had uprights fabricated out of cut, bent and welded sheet metal (steel). It's only since the 00's and the advent of cheap CNC milling machines that most race cars have uprights made out of billet aluminium.
I've got an engineering degree, but this is mind-boggling! A regular car manufacturer would have a team of 500 engineers working on this for a year before it was done. Bravo!
"Why do something once when you can do it 4 times?" Accurate, but not complete...the rest goes like this... "and spend 10 times as much to get half the quality of just buying the thing." Story of my life, man! The lie I tell myself (and my wife) is that it's the experience! Thanks for reminding us we're not alone.
check your local laws though- here it would be completely illegal- even the wilwood brakes would be illegal since the company does not provide the proper paperwork...
Great job, You are a real designer, and a true craftsman ... machinist ... fabricator ... and assembler. There are very few people like you left in the industry. Very few, if any, of the viewers are thinking ..."oh yea, I've been meaning to start that project tomorrow" thanks for the reminder!! :)
The algorithm lead me to your channel, and it's fantastic. Your oversimplified explanations of complex fabrication products absolutely reeks of someone whose remade parts fifty times to get them right. So I can relate.
Kindly remove your narcissistic self interjection. The world doesn't care if you like his humor. Why does it matter to any one what you like? It truly does not. If you hated his humor it would signify no difference.
That "press fit nut" and the half-a-hole on the other piece gives me the safety willies and I used to be a precision/stunt driver. I usually over-engineer/build my prototype bits and then add speed holes later. I applaud your impetuous madcap style.
Hot tip for POR15, use an icepick to punch two holes in the lid and pour the paint from that. When your done, cover the hole with masking tape until next time. Saved me a bunch of headache when I learned this method.
To (maybe) save you some time & effort, I have found laser cutting is accurate enough that youi don't need to under-size your holes. I have had holes lazer cut to very acceptable tapping sizes. I figured if the holes weren't close enough I could drill, & bolt them, but the arrived spot on,.- Just had to run a tap through them. 😊
It didn't even take me 3 minutes to realize I should just subscribe. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge in the form of well edited videos.
Just assemble it! That is how you get stuff done! Come up with a design and just make it, then fiddle with it for days and keep redoing it... then maybe toss it... but then you maybe have something useful. Great stuff!
The self clenching nut is generally called a "PEM" nut whenever I've run across them in aerospace. I will warn you, anti-seize the crap out of it. If you ever need to take that apart and it's galled or corroded, you will spin the nut loose and be pretty SOL.
Love the design process of using slightly modified off-the-shelf parts and getting things laser/plasma/water jet cut to then weld. Who needs a cnc XD? Also, look into the spray paint that has the catalyst built-in. It goes by the name "spray max" and Eastwood has some. It dries much much harder than normal rattle can stuff. Your uprights are immediately going to shed paint when you spill break fluid on them or clean them with an aggressive brush.
protip for the lasercut tabs, if you put a cutout around all internal sharp corners, like the ones on a straight edge (we call them mickey mouse ears), the fit is way better. the laser can't make sharp internal corners, it gets close, but there is some cylindrical kerf to it. about 1mm radius is enough for most thicknesses
Inside corner relief - good idea. Apparently this is a standard feature in CAD programs and CNC, which I didn't know before looking for it, but makes sense.
Your videos always make me laugh! The melody and earnestness of the narration is just spot on, and the humor is always... also... how to put it... spot on!
Always hugely entertaining, thanks , I'm a bit late to finding your channel. Had to look up 'blinker fluid' not something I'd heard before (in the UK)!! 🤣
I really enjoy your candor so much ... or your sense of humor ... they kinda mix. Oh and I learn stuff and get inspired and re-inspired too and all that stuff. Keep it up amigo!
POR 15 is also my go-to for frame or suspension painting! Every single can has been difficult to open without marring up the lid! I've found I can open it with a wide scraper though so the applied pressure is more spread out.
Amazing.......simply amazing. I'm referring to how I had a whole productive day planned out and now I stumbled into this rabbit hole of a channel.....and at this rate I won't be able to get back to work till next week. Amazing.
I love how the winner of the raffle is just announced throughout the video and not hyped up at the beginning/end of the video. Makes for a much more consistent view
Excellent!... I recall salivating over some fabricated Formula 5000 uprights in the 1960's. (I'm OLD!) The car was one of the earliest F5000 cars made by George Begg, probably New Zealand's most prolific domestic race car builder of that time. For the local historians, I accept I might not be 100% correct; (I'm OLD!) the other car it might have been was the Begg Daimler, a single seater with a Daimler SP250 "Dart" 2.5l V8 engine. This one first ran with eight vertical exhaust pipes, with conical megafones... they did little for the power, but they sure did wonders for the volume! I'm pretty sure this car was carved up, and re-engined with a big Chevvy... it met its end in a scary end-for-end high speed crash on the main straight at Teretonga, while driven by Laurence Brownlie. Laurence survived OK. Ooohh... mind wandering a bit there... did I say?... I must be getting old! 😜
I like these videos, and by that I mean I love these videos and they've become my sole reason for existing and I'm planning to call my firstborn SuperfastMatt
Not going to lie, this has been sitting my recommendations for a few days and I'm like "yeah whatever" but tonight I figured that maybe I could translate what I see from street car to my race car. I mean, I have a welder. And a camera. My welder is a MIG and my camera is attached to a telephone, but, semantics right? Being a race car I can make it half as heavy and half as thick as a failure won't kill anyone who hasn't already signed a waiver. Great video! Thanks.
Damn. I keep thinking about what I'd do next and you do it. Either we're both excellent and pragmatic designers and craftsman, or mechanical Cavemen. Loved the hub registers. Careful selection of stock material. Hacksaw. Close enough to hammer on. Works. Can't ask for much more bud.
Feel like I'm late to the party . . . for the internal threads, just tack-weld a hex nut on the backside before assembly, works great.. You can even leave the hole in the part small and run a tap thru the nut after, to tap the 1/8 plate too. Or if you want longer threads, use a coupling nut. I know this comment is 2 years old . . . but hopefully your welding has improved. Or you could just mail it to me, and I'll weld it and mail it back, lol. I enjoy your vids Matt.
After rust-proofing the bottom of my jeep last fall I tried to get the por-15 drips off of my arm. Dawn? Mineral Spirits? Lighter Fluid? Diesel? Gasoline? None of those things worked. Acetone took it off fast and easy.
Your channel popped up in my feed yesterday and I’m so disappointed the algorithm overloads didn’t show me you earlier! The exact stuff I love doing and watching! Keep going super fast!
Dude you could have ground down your welds and it would have looked amazing. My welds don't look that great until I grind on them a little 🤫😉 great job though! Using your video for guidance on a from scratch open wheel racer
Pro tip for por15: instead of opening the can, put a self tapper on either side of the can lid, one for pouring and one for venting. Lets you use it over and over again without drying it all out or permanently sealing the lid shut. Not my idea came from some guys at the company itself
pro tip for that POR 15- cover the can with clear cling wrap out of the kitchen and then tap the cover on top of it. next time you go to pop the cover off it'll come off no problem
For the algorithm and not only: For me, who’s mother tongue is not english I’ve learnt something. Upright vs. spindle. I’ve always thought that it was the same thing. It kinda is. Same, same but different. Go fast Matt!
Love this channel. Too late now, but I 'think' the Lotus 111 S2 forged steel uprights may have worked, as they take GM hub bearing packs from 4 or 5 lug. Because the are still used on the current Exige V6, bigger brakes are possible to fit (343mm discs /AP racing 4 pots calipers)
The algorithm sent me here a year after this was released. Don't ask questions about the algorithm. Your pounding the aluminum on as a shim probably brinelled the heck out of that wheel bearing.
about died when you were talking about painting to cover up the welds.. "who the f*ck welded this".. how'd you know what i was thinking lol.. i was surprised not to see dimes when i saw all the fancy cad, laser, lathe/mill work.. awesome job though. videos are educational and always enjoyable to watch.
If you run your brake hose forward from the caliper above the lower ball joint nut and then to the frame in front of the air bag there's almost no movement in the hose lock to lock. Much better than the current more common method that bends the hose over.
Can everyone who watches this please press the like button? Not to just increase internet fame, but selfishly I want to see more badass projects like this. He literally has built out projects I have contemplated if they were possible (ie diy hybrid car, or this badass Tesla project). This channel = UA-cam gold.
HA! I HAVE MET MY TWIN!. I too, due to ridiculous amounts of my career dedicated to product design, manufacturing ability and the list a millions of widgity-sort-of-things that I've CNC (35 years of NX!) programmed, would never think twice about "just making my own!" I subscribed! We would have fun in your garage.. (I'll tig your parts and they will look a tad bit nicer. ;-) )BUT, who's looking.
You know, you could have just took a die grinder and went to town on the wheel centers. That's something I witnessed at a rod shop in SoCal- fitting Mercedes wheels to a Mustang II front end attached to a Mercedes 450SL. I worked there about 2 months at that point. I didn't stay long after that.
I took 68 Mustang wilwood kit and just by flipping the mounting brackets to the other sides, they fit stock 63 Impala spindles, same rotors but wilwood spindles for a 63 Imp. I have these beautiful 20" Centerline dagger rims for my sport truck ('95 C1500 Std cab short bed fleet side lowered 5"/6"). Wonder if I can get '06 Z06 iron rotors & calipers to fit my modified hubs (cut the rotors off)?
Love it man, you always keep me entertained even on a project I was interested in but after I watch I am alway happy I did. Thanks for making me smile man!
You mentioned that you didn't need 5/8" for the caliper bracket, that you didn't even need half that... Brembo has had some of their 5/16" brackets bend, so I never go thinner than 3/8", and sometimes I go 1/2" and machine them down in non-critical areas- that's probably what I would do with your 5/8" one.
The 2.75" ID / 3" OD aluminum pipe was the most satisfying fitment I've seen in a while
Precision hacked.. Oops, "hack-sawn."
As a mechanical designer/drafter, I like the slots and tabs. The welders in the shop like them too!
Blinker fluid. HA!
Yeah . I spotted the Blinker fluid too . You can never have too much of that on hand , Eh .
I can't tell if I love this project and your "get it done" attitude or if I'm scared for your life.....
Either way, this is awesome!
You think he doesn't have a plan for when/if his wheels decide to disagree on direction?
@@MrNightpwner I'm guessing the plan is relying on the other car's crumple zones. 😂
@@matthewhagan9711 That's similar to the way I did the Hi-beam indicator on my old pickup. If oncoming cars flash their headlights at me, I know my high beams are on.
Why not both?
I had that same fear.
It was when I was imagining him, smiling, zooming along the 101 or 280, when something, somewhere, deep inside this beautiful machine goes: PING!
And then?
I worry.
I don't envy you having to do it all over again for the uplefts.
This is a terrible joke and I am angry that I did not think of it first.
I believe an upright is called an upright because it holds the wheel up, right?
No, it holds the wheel “right”
@@gavinpotter8741 Then what's up?
@@gavinpotter8741 naw it does both up and right
@@austindoud273 But how does it turn left if it's held right?
I have some doubts about that happening here.
Oh, now I'm glad I didn't actually win the Crack Lighter from that last video. I'm more of a meth man myself, and it turns out that that lighter wouldn't have worked for me.
I love this kind of humour! always gets me hooked through the entire video!
Blinker Fluid. 7:39
@@markhenry5294 right?!!
I agree. I also love the complete lack of perfection. Like the complete lack of structural rigidity in the half moon mounting point on the side of the hub. Keep the hacks coming Matt :D
Ya motortrend should be calling him… aren’t we all sick of show after show of old farts doing burnouts in old clapped out mopar’s and tri-chevy’s? I am
From the standpoint of reading the manual first, and then following steps, I'm damn sure I'm watching the right channel...
One more time, you sir are a hoot! You bring voice to my parallel foibles. I had a hub project recently that had a number of twists, resulting in tools hitting the ground at velocities 4or 5x what gravity was exerting.
I was the critical bastard asking about the toothpaste looking welds before you tried to hide them. I welded my loose lug studs in place with the same toothpaste dispenser.
You made my day.
Do continue!
Hmmm. Whenever I've wanted to lower a vehicle in the past I figured I had 2 choices, cut the springs and pretend the effed up camber curve, the 'orrible ride and bump-steer weren't that bad, or spend too much for some pretty dicey Chinesium cast iron drop spindles from a company more concerned w "Stance", or "Laying Frame". Not sure why it never occured to me to just fab something myself. An upright is definitly within the scope of my skills and tooling. THANKS MATT! You don't suck.
Might be fine in your part of the world, but in Australia, welding of steering or suspension parts is not allowed.
@@derekhobbs1102 that goes true for most of the developed world. I would never accept a ride from this guy. Never know whats hiding beneath
@@holmes1956O "This guy" Matt is an engineering graduate with a successful Formula SAE record and a subsequent career in the industry. He probably knows what he's doing.
@@holmes1956O Fair enough. Until the 90's most race cars would have had uprights fabricated out of cut, bent and welded sheet metal (steel). It's only since the 00's and the advent of cheap CNC milling machines that most race cars have uprights made out of billet aluminium.
"cause i like it simple" i laugh and cried at the same time. you are brilliant!
You sir are one Brilliantly Sarcastic SOB! Well done! #Impressive
I've got an engineering degree, but this is mind-boggling! A regular car manufacturer would have a team of 500 engineers working on this for a year before it was done. Bravo!
yea, because of some thing people like to call legal liability, pffffttt
@@knightsljx lol yeah right a vehicle manufacturer and liability
Your sincerety is encouraging to tackle problems and not stress about being perfectly efficient at it.
"Why do something once when you can do it 4 times?" Accurate, but not complete...the rest goes like this... "and spend 10 times as much to get half the quality of just buying the thing." Story of my life, man! The lie I tell myself (and my wife) is that it's the experience! Thanks for reminding us we're not alone.
7:40 "Blinker fluid"! 😄
Bro, you are inspiring me to design my own custom suspension for my VW bus
Comfy or sporty?
check your local laws though- here it would be completely illegal- even the wilwood brakes would be illegal since the company does not provide the proper paperwork...
Omg it's jehugarcia
first come to norway and convert a Volvo L-3314 for me :-P
Porsche 996 suspension would be great on a vw bus and then add hp.
Always awesome and funny. You hide how really brilliant you are with easy humor and a 'see how it's so simple' attitude. Love it!
I'm never going to do this but the entertainment value you provide is priceless. Thanks.
Great job, You are a real designer, and a true craftsman ... machinist ... fabricator ... and assembler. There are very few people like you left in the industry. Very few, if any, of the viewers are thinking ..."oh yea, I've been meaning to start that project tomorrow" thanks for the reminder!! :)
Again, most of it passed me by, but I chuckled all the way through it. Thanks Matt.
The algorithm lead me to your channel, and it's fantastic. Your oversimplified explanations of complex fabrication products absolutely reeks of someone whose remade parts fifty times to get them right. So I can relate.
love your humour
BLINKER FLUID
That's gay
Kindly remove your narcissistic self interjection. The world doesn't care if you like his humor. Why does it matter to any one what you like? It truly does not. If you hated his humor it would signify no difference.
@@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304 they shouldn't allow cellphones or acess to media on madhouse or did you ascape?
@@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304 same exact thing applies to your comment, yet here we have one.
That "press fit nut" and the half-a-hole on the other piece gives me the safety willies and I used to be a precision/stunt driver. I usually over-engineer/build my prototype bits and then add speed holes later.
I applaud your impetuous madcap style.
Fr all that weight and torque under load lol fuck that shit
This is officially my favorite channel on UA-cam. I forgot how I found it but I'm grateful
Hot tip for POR15, use an icepick to punch two holes in the lid and pour the paint from that. When your done, cover the hole with masking tape until next time. Saved me a bunch of headache when I learned this method.
To (maybe) save you some time & effort, I have found laser cutting is accurate enough that youi don't need to under-size your holes. I have had holes lazer cut to very acceptable tapping sizes. I figured if the holes weren't close enough I could drill, & bolt them, but the arrived spot on,.- Just had to run a tap through them. 😊
It didn't even take me 3 minutes to realize I should just subscribe. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge in the form of well edited videos.
Just assemble it! That is how you get stuff done! Come up with a design and just make it, then fiddle with it for days and keep redoing it... then maybe toss it... but then you maybe have something useful. Great stuff!
The self clenching nut is generally called a "PEM" nut whenever I've run across them in aerospace. I will warn you, anti-seize the crap out of it. If you ever need to take that apart and it's galled or corroded, you will spin the nut loose and be pretty SOL.
Beautiful job you did there. All 27 times. All of those times were great.
Matt, you forgot the fundamental part of the welder's creed: a GRINDER and paint makes me the welder I ain't.
Love the design process of using slightly modified off-the-shelf parts and getting things laser/plasma/water jet cut to then weld. Who needs a cnc XD? Also, look into the spray paint that has the catalyst built-in. It goes by the name "spray max" and Eastwood has some. It dries much much harder than normal rattle can stuff. Your uprights are immediately going to shed paint when you spill break fluid on them or clean them with an aggressive brush.
I’ll check it out, thanks!
protip for the lasercut tabs, if you put a cutout around all internal sharp corners, like the ones on a straight edge (we call them mickey mouse ears), the fit is way better. the laser can't make sharp internal corners, it gets close, but there is some cylindrical kerf to it. about 1mm radius is enough for most thicknesses
Inside corner relief - good idea. Apparently this is a standard feature in CAD programs and CNC, which I didn't know before looking for it, but makes sense.
Your videos always make me laugh! The melody and earnestness of the narration is just spot on, and the humor is always... also... how to put it... spot on!
You make me want to build cars again. Love the work you do.
Full synthetic blend blinker fluid?? Expensive stuff, but then again it's the best way to reduce sinusoidal depleneration of your turboencabulator!
Always hugely entertaining, thanks , I'm a bit late to finding your channel. Had to look up 'blinker fluid' not something I'd heard before (in the UK)!! 🤣
I really enjoy your candor so much ... or your sense of humor ... they kinda mix. Oh and I learn stuff and get inspired and re-inspired too and all that stuff. Keep it up amigo!
POR 15 is also my go-to for frame or suspension painting! Every single can has been difficult to open without marring up the lid! I've found I can open it with a wide scraper though so the applied pressure is more spread out.
Wow, probably the best project car channel I've ever seen. Reminds me of This Old Tony
Amazing.......simply amazing. I'm referring to how I had a whole productive day planned out and now I stumbled into this rabbit hole of a channel.....and at this rate I won't be able to get back to work till next week. Amazing.
Brilliant. Always a joy to watch
I love how the winner of the raffle is just announced throughout the video and not hyped up at the beginning/end of the video. Makes for a much more consistent view
Oshcut is also a great source for laser parts, they allow you to specify lead time and shipping method which is great for rush jobs.
The blinker fluid bottle made the day for me, great detail.
The level of hackery in these vids comforts me and helps rationalize my own hacks.
Excellent!...
I recall salivating over some fabricated Formula 5000 uprights in the 1960's. (I'm OLD!)
The car was one of the earliest F5000 cars made by George Begg, probably New Zealand's most prolific domestic race car builder of that time.
For the local historians, I accept I might not be 100% correct; (I'm OLD!) the other car it might have been was the Begg Daimler, a single seater with a Daimler SP250 "Dart" 2.5l V8 engine. This one first ran with eight vertical exhaust pipes, with conical megafones... they did little for the power, but they sure did wonders for the volume!
I'm pretty sure this car was carved up, and re-engined with a big Chevvy... it met its end in a scary end-for-end high speed crash on the main straight at Teretonga, while driven by Laurence Brownlie. Laurence survived OK.
Ooohh... mind wandering a bit there... did I say?... I must be getting old! 😜
I like these videos, and by that I mean I love these videos and they've become my sole reason for existing and I'm planning to call my firstborn SuperfastMatt
ExtraExpedientMatthew
Seriously? Your wife needs a divorce
Not going to lie, this has been sitting my recommendations for a few days and I'm like "yeah whatever" but tonight I figured that maybe I could translate what I see from street car to my race car.
I mean, I have a welder. And a camera. My welder is a MIG and my camera is attached to a telephone, but, semantics right?
Being a race car I can make it half as heavy and half as thick as a failure won't kill anyone who hasn't already signed a waiver.
Great video! Thanks.
Damn. I keep thinking about what I'd do next and you do it. Either we're both excellent and pragmatic designers and craftsman, or mechanical Cavemen.
Loved the hub registers. Careful selection of stock material. Hacksaw. Close enough to hammer on. Works. Can't ask for much more bud.
I like to think of myself as an excellent and pragmatic caveman
@@SuperfastMatt You're absolutely correct. Congrats on 100k subs and going on Hoonigan!
Keep it simple. Works every time!!!
You re the entire meaning of greatness
Kudos from Argentina. As always your Fellow follower.
Feel like I'm late to the party . . . for the internal threads, just tack-weld a hex nut on the backside before assembly, works great.. You can even leave the hole in the part small and run a tap thru the nut after, to tap the 1/8 plate too. Or if you want longer threads, use a coupling nut. I know this comment is 2 years old . . . but hopefully your welding has improved. Or you could just mail it to me, and I'll weld it and mail it back, lol. I enjoy your vids Matt.
After rust-proofing the bottom of my jeep last fall I tried to get the por-15 drips off of my arm. Dawn? Mineral Spirits? Lighter Fluid? Diesel? Gasoline? None of those things worked. Acetone took it off fast and easy.
Okay, it isn't just me that over-engineers projects. I appreciate your dedication and unique aesthetics.
Great channel, great fab work and humor. I'm guessing those Tesla wheels must look better in person than they do on the internet.
Keeping things simple is always underrated 👍😎👍
I love this channel so much
Nice to see you here. UA-cam algorithm sent me.
Absolutely underradet
the tesla caliper is actually REALLY nice in terms of stiffness. This is good because it gives you a really solid brake pedal feel
That’s some good stuff right there!
Can’t count how many redo’s I’ve been thru, lol. But the journey is most of the fun.
Wow that send cut send place is very cool! I wish we had one here in Canada to make things a bit easier for us.
Your channel popped up in my feed yesterday and I’m so disappointed the algorithm overloads didn’t show me you earlier! The exact stuff I love doing and watching! Keep going super fast!
Dude you could have ground down your welds and it would have looked amazing. My welds don't look that great until I grind on them a little 🤫😉 great job though! Using your video for guidance on a from scratch open wheel racer
All hail the algorithm ✌️😭🤣
Pro tip for por15: instead of opening the can, put a self tapper on either side of the can lid, one for pouring and one for venting. Lets you use it over and over again without drying it all out or permanently sealing the lid shut. Not my idea came from some guys at the company itself
Good idea!
Thank you for the video. You filled me with confidence that, even I, can build a death trap.
pro tip for that POR 15- cover the can with clear cling wrap out of the kitchen and then tap the cover on top of it. next time you go to pop the cover off it'll come off no problem
Love it! From fellow mechanical engineer and fabricator, keep burning the rod, your welds will get better, just need more tig time.
For the algorithm and not only:
For me, who’s mother tongue is not english I’ve learnt something. Upright vs. spindle. I’ve always thought that it was the same thing. It kinda is. Same, same but different. Go fast Matt!
Love this channel. Too late now, but I 'think' the Lotus 111 S2 forged steel uprights may have worked, as they take GM hub bearing packs from 4 or 5 lug. Because the are still used on the current Exige V6, bigger brakes are possible to fit (343mm discs /AP racing 4 pots calipers)
The algorithm sent me here a year after this was released. Don't ask questions about the algorithm. Your pounding the aluminum on as a shim probably brinelled the heck out of that wheel bearing.
"Lemme jus assemble eet"
Famous last words my fella.
Subscribed in under 30 seconds. I think that’s a record for me. Imma go continue laughing now. Keep it up my man!
Thanks for subbing!
LOL .love the credit card shims at 5:38
Thanks for the reminder to top up my blinker fluid!
Dude, I love fabrication, love engineering and freaking like your glib! Instant subscribe!
"So I did 'x'. And by 'x' I mean 'y'..."
Never get tired of this.
my stepfather of which he built bridges for living and he called these things built into an item, "fudge factor", and it always worked!
Next level detail, and your dry dumb humor is great. You got a new subscriber!
If it ever develops a bit of wheel shimmy you might want to check those hub-centering aluminum spacers haven't mooshed out!
I should probably tac weld them to the hat.
Okay, the ALIENS reference clinched the upvote.
Great series, I'm learning a lot. Thanks!
Yeah you have a great sense of humor and your taste in project vehicles is right up my alley lol, not in a sexual way either.
Finally, the algorithm sent me something worth watching even if it is sketchy as frick
about died when you were talking about painting to cover up the welds.. "who the f*ck welded this".. how'd you know what i was thinking lol.. i was surprised not to see dimes when i saw all the fancy cad, laser, lathe/mill work.. awesome job though. videos are educational and always enjoyable to watch.
If you run your brake hose forward from the caliper above the lower ball joint nut and then to the frame in front of the air bag there's almost no movement in the hose lock to lock. Much better than the current more common method that bends the hose over.
Can everyone who watches this please press the like button? Not to just increase internet fame, but selfishly I want to see more badass projects like this. He literally has built out projects I have contemplated if they were possible (ie diy hybrid car, or this badass Tesla project). This channel = UA-cam gold.
HA! I HAVE MET MY TWIN!. I too, due to ridiculous amounts of my career dedicated to product design, manufacturing ability and the list a millions of widgity-sort-of-things that I've CNC (35 years of NX!) programmed, would never think twice about "just making my own!" I subscribed! We would have fun in your garage.. (I'll tig your parts and they will look a tad bit nicer. ;-) )BUT, who's looking.
You know, you could have just took a die grinder and went to town on the wheel centers. That's something I witnessed at a rod shop in SoCal- fitting Mercedes wheels to a Mustang II front end attached to a Mercedes 450SL. I worked there about 2 months at that point. I didn't stay long after that.
I seriously considered using a hole saw on the center. But that seemed a little too sketch.
first time watching your content. pure art, great skills and comedic timing too. i'll be following all the way from south africa
I took 68 Mustang wilwood kit and just by flipping the mounting brackets to the other sides, they fit stock 63 Impala spindles, same rotors but wilwood spindles for a 63 Imp. I have these beautiful 20" Centerline dagger rims for my sport truck ('95 C1500 Std cab short bed fleet side lowered 5"/6"). Wonder if I can get '06 Z06 iron rotors & calipers to fit my modified hubs (cut the rotors off)?
Damn good job 👍 brother loved the idea and craftsmanship
The crack lighter, blinker fluid and countless other things. These videos are very entertaining.
Omg how have I just come across this channel absolutely amazing
Really digging your dry humor.
I'm quite sure I've learned absolutely nothing. Subscribed, because I enjoyed watching whatever it is that you've just done. Cheers!
Perfectly Simplified Complexity! I love this channel, got my attention and sub all in one video!
I think I found my new all time favorite channel lol
Love it man, you always keep me entertained even on a project I was interested in but after I watch I am alway happy I did. Thanks for making me smile man!
You mentioned that you didn't need 5/8" for the caliper bracket, that you didn't even need half that... Brembo has had some of their 5/16" brackets bend, so I never go thinner than 3/8", and sometimes I go 1/2" and machine them down in non-critical areas- that's probably what I would do with your 5/8" one.